Improvement in hydraulic engines



J.D.R1cHARnsoN-. HYDRAULIC ENGNE.

APatented Feb. 6

WITNESSES A'omms.

N. PETERS. PHOTO'UTHGRPHER. WASHINGTON, l1 C.

UNITED STATES PATEN FE1 JOSEPH D. RICHARDSON, OF WHEELERS MILLS,KENTUCKY.

IMPROVEMENT IN HYDRAULIC ENGINES.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 187,048, dated February6, 1877 application tiled December 18, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOSEPH D. RICHARD- SON, of Wheelers Mills, in thecounty of Hurt and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and ImprovedWater-Power, of which the following is a specification In the accompanydrawing, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my improved water poweror motor. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitndinal section of the same on linec c, Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 a detail side view ofthe brakereleasing mechanismot" fly-wheel.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved motor orwater-power for the purposeI of pumping water from a spring in thevalleyr to the residence or other place, at some height above the same.rEhe motor is adaptranged to utilize even a small stream in economicalmanner.

The invention consists of a water-wheel arranged to drive, by suitablegearing and flywheel, a pump, by storing up the power of the wheel on acoiled spring, applied to a loose wheel and pump-operating shaft.

ln the drawing, A represents a water-wheel of any suitable construction,preferably an overshot-whee, as shown in the drawing.

The shaft ot' the water-wheel A turns in bearings of a supporting-frame,B, and intermeshes, by a pinion, a, with the gear-wheel b of anintermediate shaft, d, which transmits againthe power by a pinion, e, toa gearwheel, f, that is placed, by its sleeve j", loosely on thepump-operating crank-shaft C. A ily-wheel, C1, oi' considerable weightand size, is keyed to shaft C, and thrown into operation by a spring, D,which is attached to the loose gear-wheel f, and, by its inner end, tothe crank-shaft C.

The rotation of the water-wheel causes, the turning of the spring-actedWheel f until the power stored up in the spring is sufficient toovercome the resistance of the crank-shaft, so as to revolve the sameand operate the pump E, assisted by the iy-wheel.

It' the y-wheel is not large enough, a brake, C2, may be used, whichengages, by its hookshaped end, studs or projections g of the ywheel,and retains the same until the brake is released by a stud or pin, IL,on the sleeve ol' the gear-wheel j'. The pin h bears on a springactedlever-arm of the brake, so as to lift the same and admit thereby theturning of the crank-shaft and flywheel. As soon as the contact of studh, and the brake-arm is terminated, the brake is carried down again onthe ywheel and the power of the waterwheel is again stored up by thespring until another full revolution of wheel f is complet` ed, andthereby the liy-wheel again released and the pump worked, and so on.

The power-of the stream is thus utilized by being stored up bythespring, and intermittently applied to work the pump, furnishing therebya plentiful supply of spring-water to the house situated on elevatedground above the spring, without any expense or trouble except the smallcost of the motor.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A water-power for driving small pumps, Snc.,consisting of a water-wheel and of a loose gear-wheel, with a coiledspring attached to a pump-operating crankfshatt, with regulatingy-wheel, and connected by suitable gearing with water-wheel shaft, toproduce the storing-up of the power in the spring and the intermittentworking of the pump, substantially in the manner described.

2. The combination of the loose spring-acted gear-wheelf, having sleevewith projecting pin or stud, with the spring-acted lever-arm of theflywheel brake, to release brake and produce turning ot' pump operatingshaft, substantially as specified.

JOSEPH D. RICHARDSON.

Witnesses:

H. C. WHEELER, J. W. BUTLER.

